Means for spooling yarns



D c, '30, 1924. I. GARON MEANS FOR SIPOOLING YARNS Filed ma 5, 919

. INVEN'TOR,

ATTORNEYS ISRAEL GABON, OF DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

MEANS FOR SPOOLING YARNS.

Application filed May 5,

To all whom it may camera.

Be it known that I, lsRAnL GABON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful improvements in deans for Spooling Yarns, of which I do hereby declare the following to be a specification.

My invention relates to means for spooling yarn, and has for its object the provision of an improved means for spooling cotton-core wool yarn.

My invention consists of the method and of the structures, combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a detail end elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of said invention. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a modified form of a portion of said invent-ion, the structure being closely similar to the form shown in Fig. 2, except that a straight roller r is substituted for the conical roller 4. Fig. i is an end view of the structure shown in Fig. 3.

Said cotton core yarn may comprise a previously twisted cotton thread fed into the carding machine in any suitable manner from a spool and incorporated thereby with a strand of roving produced by said machine, whereby said previously twisted strand or thread is covered by said roving and is embodied as a core therein to produce a core yarn, as is well known to the art. If desired a strand of other previously twisted material, as linen,silk or wool, or an untwisted strand of elastic rubber may be used for the core instead of said cotton core, and I do not desire to limit my invention to the use of a cotton core. It will be observed that I do not in the present application claim invention of a core yarn per se.

In the drawings, let the line X-Y represent the finishing end of a carding machine (not shown), of any suitable structure adapted to manufacture and deliver simultaneously a plurality of yarns, as 1, such machines being well known to the art, and forming per se no part of my present invention, it being therefore thought unnecessary to further describe them here. The structure embodying my invention is preferably erected in front of and parallel to the finishing end of said carding machine. In said drawings, 2 and 2 are posts upon Serial No. 294,689.

which are mounted in any suitable manner, as in bearings 2 any suitable number of rotatable shafts 3, upon which are mounted friction drums of any suitable form or structure 4, or 4 which are adapted to turn with said shafts. Fluid drums are preferablv covered with a textile material of any suitable character, such as stockinet. Any suitable means may be provided for turning said shafts. Said friction drums may be of any suitable form, but I prefer to make them in the form of frustrated cones. Extending parallel with said shafts are a cor responding number of rods 32, upon which are assembled any suitable and desired number of yokes 2S for spools 16 of any suitable form or structure. Said spools may be of any desired contour, but I prefer to make them in the form of frustrated cones. Said assembled spools when empty are adapted to contact with said drums and to be rotated thereby, and as they become covered with yarn to receive a rotary impulse from said drums through the medium of the interposed layers of yarn.

Each spool is mounted upon a separate carrier of any suitable construction, preferably comprising a fork or yoke 28 across the arms of which near their free ends extends the spool spindle :39 the ends of said spindle being journalled in bearings of any suitable structure as 30 carried by springs 31, secured to the arms of said fork. Said arms or yokes are journalled upon a rod 32 secured to said posts, and the free ends of said arms are directed toward aid friction drums, with which the spools are adapted to contact. The small ends of the spools (in the event that cone-shaped spools are used) are preferably positioned above the small end of the friction wheels, but if desired the position may be reversed, the arms of the forks first being equalized in length for such purpose. The spools 16 may be made of any suitable material as straw board.

In operation, the finished ends of the yarns in process of manufacture and extension by said carding machine, are engaged with corresponding spools, passing around such spools and between the spools and said friction drums. The spooling machine is then started. the friction drums turning said spools. When the spools are filled they are of course removed separately from the separate carriers. To permit such removal. one or both of the .prings carying the spin- (ill ill)

die bearings is pressed outwardly to disengage the end or ends of the spindle which is then taken from the carrier. is then slipped from the spindle and removed to the knitting machine, and another yspool is mounted on the spindle which is I claim is:

then returned to the carrier. Having now described my invention, What 1. In a spooling machine, thecombination with a suitable support, of ayoke journalled upon said support, springs mounted upon thearms of said yoke, journal bearings supported by said springs, a spindle journalled 15 in said bearings, a spool mounted upon said T he spool said spool, v V

2. in a spoollng machine the combination with a suitable support, of a'yoke ournalled on said support, springs carried by the arms ISRAEL GABON.

Witnesses: 7

D. S. HOLMES, a C. O. BALDWIN} K spindle, and a friction drum for rotating a spindle journalled in said 

